List of TV and films with critiques of Chinese Communist Party

This list shows TV and film content that includes at least one critique of the Chinese Communist Party's actions. The list helps to understand where censorship of content outside of China by its ruling party has taken place, and where it hasn't.

Films by major studios[edit]

These films by major studios tend to receive far greater financing, advertising and reach than independent films

Title Year Type Producer
No major films critique China after 1997[1][2]
Kundun[3] 1997 Drama Disney
Seven Years in Tibet[3] 1997 Drama Sony
Red Corner[3] 1997 Mystery/thriller MGM

Independent films[edit]

Independent films are done outside of a major studio and often include documentaries

Title Year Type Producer Distributor
Revolution of Our Times 2021 Documentary Kiwi Chow
Mission: Joy - Finding Happiness in Troubled Times[4] 2021 Documentary Peggy Callahan, Mark Monroe Netflix
China Undercover[5] 2020 Investigative Frontline PBS
PBS Newshour Presents: China: Power and Prosperity[6] 2020 News PBS
Do Not Split[7] 2020 Documentary Anders Hammer, Charlotte Cook Field of Vision
Tiananmen: The People vs. the Party[8] 2019 Documentary PBS
Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower[9] 2017 Documentary Mark Rinehart, Matthew Torne, Andrew Duncan, Joe Piscatella Netflix
Tibetan Warrior: The True Story of One Man's Fight for Freedom[10] 2015 Documentary Urs Schnell
Ten Years[11] 2015 Sci-fi
Tibet's End? Sterilization in the Land of Snows[12] 2015 Documentary Blake Kerr
Hong Kong will be Destroyed after 33 Years[11] 2014 Sci-fi
The Dossier[13] 2014
The River of Life[13] 2014
I Want To Be a People's Representative[13] 2014
Uyghurs: Prisoners of the Absurd[14] 2014 Documentary Patricio Henríquez, Colette Loumède
Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile[15] 2014 Documentary Norah Shapiro
Web Junkie[16] 2013 Documentary Hilla Medalia, Shosh Shlam, Neta Zwebner-Zaibert
A Touch of Sin[17] 2013 Anthology Shôzô Ichiyama
When Night Falls[18] 2012 Drama
Listening to Third Grandmother's Stories[13] 2012
Female Directors 2012
People's Park[13] 2012 Musical Documentary
Ping'an Xueqing[13] 2011
Tibet: In the Land of the Brave[19] 2011 Documentary Geneviève Brault
Tibet in Song[20] 2009 Documentary Ngawang Choephel
Tibet: Beyond Fear[21] 2008 Documentary Michael Perlman
Tibet: Murder in the Snow[22] 2008 Documentary Sally Ingleton
2046[11] 2004 Sci-fi
Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion[23] 2003 Documentary Maria Florio, Victoria Mudd, Sue Peosay, Tom Peosay
Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy[24] 1984 Documentary Graham Coleman

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Hollywood relies on China to stay afloat. What does that mean for movies?". NPR. February 21, 2022.
  2. ^ Red Carpet: Hollywood, China, and the Battle for Global Supremacy. Erich Schwartzel. 2022. ISBN 9781984879004.
  3. ^ a b c Siegel, Tatiana (2020-08-05). "Hollywood Is "Increasingly Normalizing" Self-Censorship for China, Report Finds". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  4. ^ Schager, Nick (2021-06-12). "'Mission: Joy – Finding Happiness in Troubled Times' Review: A Blandly Inspirational Doc About Happiness". Variety. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  5. ^ "China Undercover". FRONTLINE. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  6. ^ "China: Power and Prosperity". PBS NewsHour. 2019-09-25. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  7. ^ "The story behind the Oscar-nominated documentary China doesn't want you to see". ABC News. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  8. ^ Tiananmen: The People Versus the Party | PBS, retrieved 2023-01-29
  9. ^ Rechtshaffen, Michael (2017-05-25). "Review: Stirring doc 'Joshua: Teenager vs. Superpower' captures emergence of a young leader". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  10. ^ Tibetan Warrior (2015) - IMDb, retrieved 2023-01-29
  11. ^ a b c Hoad, Phil. "Ten Years and the underground history of Chinese sci-fi". www.aljazeera.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  12. ^ Kerr, Blake, TIBET'S END? Sterilization in the Land of Snows (Documentary), retrieved 2023-01-29
  13. ^ a b c d e f Pearlman, Ellen (2015-08-06). "What China Doesn't Want You to See: The Beijing Film Festival Comes to New York". Hyperallergic. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  14. ^ "Prime Video: Uyghurs, Prisoners of the Absurd". www.primevideo.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  15. ^ Miss Tibet: Beauty in Exile, retrieved 2023-01-29
  16. ^ Medalia, Shosh Shlam and Hilla (2014-08-09). "China Doesn't Want You to See the Internet Addiction Film 'Web Junkie'". The Daily Beast. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  17. ^ Beam, Christopher (2013-12-04). "China Doesn't Want You to See This Year's Best Chinese Film". The New Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  18. ^ "A Movie China Doesn't Want You to See". The New Yorker. 25 October 2012. Archived from the original on 2021-01-23. Retrieved 2023-01-29.{{cite magazine}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  19. ^ Tibet: In the Land of the Brave, retrieved 2023-01-29
  20. ^ Addiego, Walter (2010-11-05). "'Tibet in Song' review: Tradition under siege". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  21. ^ Tibet: Beyond Fear (2008) - Plot - IMDb, retrieved 2023-01-29
  22. ^ Tibet: Murder in the Snow, retrieved 2023-01-29
  23. ^ Guthmann, Edward; LaSalle, Mick (2003-10-03). "FILM CLIPS / Also opening today". SFGATE. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
  24. ^ "Movie Review: Tibet: A Buddhist Trilogy". www.austinchronicle.com. Retrieved 2023-01-29.
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